Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Nov 19

Almost.

Posted on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

In 1964, the Iowa Highway Commission made a sort of wish-list for freeways that would be built in addition to the interstates. With some changes to the corridor paths, this has been the root of the state’s operating plan for … Continue reading →

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Nov 15

US 20 link opens before ceremony

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

The last pieces of US 20 in the state to be paved, in 1938, are also the last pieces to be bypassed, nearly 75 years later. This is a slight twist on the usual process. New 20 is going to … Continue reading →

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Nov 10

I-74 bridge timeline

Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The westbound (northbound) I-74 bridge predates the interstate highway system by more than 20 years. As revealed at a Bettendorf City Council meeting, construction on the new I-74 bridge will begin in 2019 with expected completion around 2023. The first … Continue reading →

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Oct 19

Another decade for US 20?

Posted on Friday, October 19, 2012, at 3:09 PM by Jeff

KTIV interviews a highway commissioner who says finishing upgrading US 20 to four lanes in western Iowa could take until 2025. Yikes. (Also of note: KTIV is using the same graphic style as KWWL, including the moving background of the … Continue reading →

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Oct 18

Mt. Vernon-Lisbon bypass back on the list

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 3:00 PM by Jeff

A decade after thinking about and shelving the plan, a US 30 bypass of Mount Vernon and Lisbon has again advanced to the public-hearing stage. This year’s meeting will be Oct. 30 (PDF). The map is here (PDF). With the opening … Continue reading →

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Oct 12

Progress in Bremer County

Posted on Friday, October 12, 2012, at 3:05 PM by Jeff

Assorted construction news around the state: Count this as another “de-clinching” of US 218 for me: New 218 around Janesville opened today, with an interchange at C50 and a closed intersection a mile south at the county line. The entire … Continue reading →

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Oct 09

Old Iowa City bridge to be replaced

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at 5:19 PM by Jeff

The Rochester Avenue bridge, called the most structurally deficient in Johnson County, will be replaced next year. When the bridge was built in 1934, Rochester Avenue carried IA 1 on the way to West Branch. IA 1 was rerouted at … Continue reading →

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Aug 14

Preston Station sale

Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 12:41 PM by Jeff

 November 29, 2002 When I was taking pictures of the George Preston Station in Belle Plaine in late 2002, George’s son Ron happened to be there. I hadn’t expected that, but I explained that I was taking pictures of the … Continue reading →

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Aug 06

Everything except Business 20

Posted on Monday, August 6, 2012, at 9:28 AM by Jeff

July 25, 2012: The westernmost part of Business 20 through Fort Dodge now goes west a short bit on what was D26 before turning due south to immediately meet new 20. D36 is the designation for old 20 through Moorland … Continue reading →

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Jul 17

Off the grid

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 1:44 PM by Jeff

The title of the marker, “How Correctionville Got It’s Name!” is both enthusiastic and mispunctuated. It’s “its” not “it’s”. Correctionville, in Woodbury County, is named for the survey correction line that runs through the town and across the state. The … Continue reading →

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